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LONDON (AP) Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan has made an offer to buy Wembley Stadium from the English Football Association Cheap Adrian Clayborn Jersey , increasing the prospect of an NFL franchise in London.
Wembley has staged regular-season NFL games since 2007 and the Jaguars started playing at the stadium in 2013 – the year Khan bought London soccer club Fulham.
Khan offered about 600 million pounds ($840 million) for the national soccer stadium, which would continue to host England national team games. The governing body would retain the rights to hospitality packages for games, which are valued at 300 million pounds.
Article continues below ...Wembley, which first opened in 1923, was rebuilt at a cost of 800 million pounds before reopening in 2007. The Jaguars have a deal through 2020 to play games in London.
”The games the Jaguars play at Wembley are essential to the financial stability of the Jaguars in Jacksonville Cheap Vincent Valentine Jersey , which is one of the smallest markets in the NFL,” Khan said. ”If my ownership interests were to include Wembley Stadium, it would protect the Jaguars’ position in London at a time when other NFL teams are understandably becoming more interested in this great city. And the stronger the Jaguars are in London, the more stable and promising the Jaguars’ future will be in Jacksonville.”
Khan said a takeover of Wembley would ”have no impact on Craven Cottage,” which is his soccer team’s current home in the Fulham district of west London by the River Thames.
Selling off Wembley would give the FA about 500 million pounds to invest in grassroots soccer Cheap Trey Flowers Jersey , which could increase the chances of the England team winning its first World Cup title since 1966.
”For the FA,” Khan said, ”it would mean Wembley Stadium returning to private ownership, permitting the FA to direct its full attention to its mandate to develop talent and serve the game with the vast resources it would realize from the sale.”
An FA delegation, including England coach Gareth Southgate Cheap Tom Brady Jersey , attended the Super Bowl in Minneapolis in February.
”I’ve enjoyed a rewarding relationship with The Football Association for years and my more recent exchanges and time spent with (chief executive) Martin Glenn have served to further strengthen a connection with the FA that made it natural and ultimately possible for both parties to consider this transaction,” Khan said.
”Should we be fortunate to close on the purchase, it’s important to stress
that the spirit and essence of Wembley would be unchange
d. Wembley is a special
place, beloved in London and known throughout the world.”
NFL games will also be played later this year at the new north London stadium of Premier League club Tottenham, which is under construction.
In tandem with the Tottenham deal Cheap Tedy Bruschi Jersey , Waller said the Jaguars owning Wembley ”would allow for even greater flexibility in scheduling future NFL games in London.”
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.NASHVILLE Cheap Trenton Cannon Jersey , Tenn. (AP) Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker says he and his family have received death threats since he told fans not to come to games if they felt disrespected by NFL players’ protests.
The Pro Bowl tight end shared the ”heartbreaking” threats Thursday night in a social media post.
”The racist and violent words directed at me and my son only serve as another reminder that our country remains divided and full of hateful rhetoric,” Walker wrote. ”These words of hate will only fuel me in my efforts to continue my work reaching out to different community groups, listening to opposing voices, and honoring the men and women in the Armed Forces who risk their lives every day so that we may have this dialogue.”
Article continues below ...Walker and the Tennessee Titans joined the Seattle Seahawks in staying inside their locker rooms during the national anthem last weekend Cheap Clive Walford Jersey , and Walker walked out arm in arm with quarterback Marcus Mariota. On Monday, Walker tried to make clear he supports the military in a protest that is seeking equal rights.
”And the fans that don’t want to come to the games, OK, bye Cheap Thomas Rawls Jersey ,” Walker said Monday. ”I mean if you feel that’s something where we’re disrespecting you, don’t come to the games. You don’t have to. No one is telling you to come to the game. It’s your freedom and your choice to do that.”
The Titans had no comment Thursday night.
Walker took part this spring in the NFL’s USO Tour of the Middle East. He said in his statement he gained an even greater appreciation for the men and women who defend American values. He said he used strong words in defending the Titans’ right to make their own choices.
He wrote that it’s his choice to try to spark conversation for positive change and fans’ choice to attend Titans’ games, a U.S. freedom so envied around the world.
”I am proud to represent the many faces of Titans fans and believe that only through a more respectful discourse can we achieves the goals of unity, peace and racial equality that I know we all strive for Cheap Terrelle Pryor Sr. Jersey ,” Walker said.
Walker isn’t the only NFL player dealing with a backlash from pr
otesting.
Detroit Lions defensive tackle Akeem Spence shared on Twitter earlier Thursday that his father, a contractor, was denied a job on a house due to his protest. He was among the Lions who took a knee before their game against Atlanta.
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.BEREA Cheap Shaquem Griffin Jersey , Ohio (AP) Baker Mayfield’s flag-planting, coach-grabbing antics didn’t knock the Browns off their pursuit of him. They ignored his height, did their homework on an off-field arrest and cross-checked his character.
Mayfield passed all the tests.
As far as the Browns are concerned, he’s nothing like Johnny Manziel – except for his Heisman Trophy.
Article continues below ...After months of dissection and debate, the Browns selected Mayfield, Oklahoma’s cocky and charismatic quarterback with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday, a somewhat surprising selection by a team that figured to play it safe with such an important decision.
But coming off a 0-16 season, the Browns are betting that Mayfield is a better player than USC’s Sam Darnold, Wyoming’s Josh Allen or UCLA’s Josh Rosen, a talented group regarded as the top QB class in years.
They’re also confident he won’t be a headache like Manziel, who fizzled out in two party-filled seasons with Cleveland.
”In doing all of our research with Baker Mayfield Cheap Rashaad Penny Jersey , he has earned it, from high school, to college, he has earned it,” Browns general manager John Dorsey said. ”I have no qualms whatsoever about him as a man or as a football player.”
The Browns followed Mayfield’s selection with another surprise, using the No. 4 pick on Ohio State cornerback Denzel Ward. Cleveland was thought to be high on North Carolina State defensive end Bradley Chubb or Alabama cornerback Minkah Fitzpatrick, but they instead opted for the speedy Ward, who skipped his senior season with the Buckeyes to turn pro.
Mayfield understands the Manziel comparisons, and the 23-year-old knows there are Cleveland fans who see him as Johnny Football 2.0.
However, Mayfield insists he’s his own man.
”Johnny and I are two completely different people,” Mayfield said on a conference call from his home in Austin, Texas. ”That’s nothing against him, but what I’ve been able to do is be upfront and honest about who I am during these meetings. I’m confident that I showed that with this coaching staff and with the management throughout this process.
”But for me moving forward it’s just being myself. I’m not going to go out and try and prove I’m not Johnny, I’m going to be myself and in the end that’s going to take care of the rest.”
When Dorsey called Mayfield and asked him, ”Let me ask you a question, you want to be the first pick in the draft?” Mayfield broke down and cried.
Mayfield said he became emotional after looking around at people who stuck with him through good and bad.
”It just kind of brought out all of the emotions of the tough times that we went through and the good ones,” he said. ”To think about it all there in that moment, it was going to be a fresh start, and it was a whole lot of emotion packed into one phone call.”
At Oklahoma, he was college football’s top player last season, passing for 4,627 yards#3# 43 touchdowns and winning the Heisman last season. But his size (he’s just over 6-foot), and the questions about his character following a 2017 arrest in Arkansas and some on-field antics – a flag planting at Ohio State and lewd gesture at Kansas – seemed to eliminate him from being picked first.
But as Dorsey, coach Hue Jackson and others in Cleveland’s organization spent more time with him, the Browns became convinced that he’s the one who can finally end their long search for a franchise quarterback. Cleveland has started 28 QBs since 1999.
”My faith says every man deserves a second chance,” Dorsey said. ”Young men do certain things. We all learn from our mistakes. I like the guy. I have no problems with a young man making mistakes and moving forward.”
Mayfield, who went 33-6 in games he started (he sat out the first quarter of his final game with a suspension) is the fifth quarterback taken in the first round by the Browns in their expansion era – and first since Manziel.
And although he may be Cleveland’s quarterback of the future, the present belongs to Tyrod Taylor, who was acquired during the offseason in a trade from Buffalo. Jackson has already named Taylor as his starter in 2018, and the plan is for Mayfield to develop as a backup.
For now, Mayfield is going along with it.
”That’s a veteran that’s been in the league,” he said. ”He’s a guy that I could sit behind and learn from. For me#4# when I say those type of things, it’s because I’m competitive. If I came in with the mindset of just being happy I got drafted and just to settle for a backup job, that wouldn’t be myself.”
This is the second straight year the Browns have picked first. Cleveland addressed a major defensive need and selected defensive end Myles Garrett with the first overall pick in 2017.
Dorsey revamped his secondary with a trade and three free-agent signings. But he was missing a shutdown cornerback and believes he’s got one now in Ward, a Cleveland kid who feels he’s ready to help his hometown team win.
”I’m very confident in my ability and I look forward to t
hat pressure,” Ward
said. ”Being at Ohio State, there was pressure all the time there. Everybody was
on edge there. It’s kind of nothing new having the pressure on me.”
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For the first time, the Philadelphia Eagles top the AP Pro 32 poll .
The Eagles moved up two spots to No. 1 after last Thursday’s win over Carolina. The Eagles are 5-1 and have the best record in the NFC.
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Philadelphia received five of 12 first-place votes for 376 points Tuesday in balloting by media members who regularly cover the NFL.
”Carson Wentz has quickly come into his own Texans Jordan Akins Jersey , and the Eagles’ hyper-aggressive defense has suddenly made Philly the team to beat in the NFC East … and maybe even the NFL,” Newsday’s Bob Glauber said.
The Kansas City Chiefs slipped a spot to No. 2 after their first setback of the season, a 19-13 loss to Pittsburgh at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. The Chiefs received six first-place votes and finished with 373 points.
The Chiefs (5-1) get a chance to rebound when they open Week 7 with a visit to AFC West rival Oakland on Thursday night.
The New England Patriots (4-2) Texans Martinas Rankin Jersey , back on top of the AFC East after beating the New York Jets, moved up four spots to No. 3. They received the remaining first-place vote and have 354 points.
The Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2) climbed six spots to No. 4 after handling the Chiefs and host the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday with a chance to take a firm grip of the AFC North.
”(Le’Veon) Bell & (Antonio) Brown hitting stride,” Fox Sports’ John Czarnecki said.
The Minnesota Vikings (4-2) also jumped six spots to No. 6 after beating the Green Bay Packers 23-10 and knocking out quarterback Aaron Rodgers with a broken collarbone.
Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers remained at No. 5.
NFC West rivals the Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles Rams followed at Nos. 7 and 8. The Rams moved up three spots and now lead their division after finishing 4-12 last season.
”They’re 3-0 on the road and averaging an NFL-high 30 points per game. In other words Texans Justin Reid Jersey , they’re for real,” SB Nation Radio’s Ira Kaufman said.
The Atlanta Falcons dropped five spots to No. 9 after blowing a 17-0 halftime lead at home against Miami. The Falcons’ schedule doesn’t get any easier as they have to travel to Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Sunday night for a rematch of their Super Bowl loss to the Patriots. The Falcons blew a 28-3 second-half lead and lost 34-28 in overtime in the title game in February.
The Denver Broncos fell four spots to round out the top 10 after losing 23-10 to the then-winless Giants.
The Packers plummeted nine places to No. 11 after losing Rodgers for possibly the rest of the season.
”The Packers were able to overcome their early injury problems,” Pro Football Talk’s Charean Williams said. ”It’s going to be hard for them to overcome the loss of Aaron Rodgers.”
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SUNBURY-ON-THAMES Giants Patrick Omameh Jersey , England (AP) Adrian Peterson is racking up the frequent flyer miles with his back-to-back trips to London. This time he’s hoping to pile up the yards as well.
Peterson is back in Britain with the Arizona Cardinals less than three weeks after coming over with the New Orleans Saints. While the surroundings are familiar, the running back is in a much better mood after suddenly looking like the Peterson of old in his first game with the Cardinals (3-3).
Peterson will become the first player to take part in two London games in one season when the Cardinals face the Los Angeles Rams (4-2) on Sunday.
Article continues below ...When the Saints beat the Miami Dolphins at Wembley on Oct. 1, Peterson finished with 4 carries for 4 yards — indicative of his unsuccessful short stint in New Orleans. After his trade to Arizona, he put up 134 yards and two touchdowns in a 38-33 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday and named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week.
”It was amazing. Just to get the opportunity that I’ve been waiting for. That was all I wanted, was that chance to go out there and contribute and show what I’m able to do,” Peterson said ahead of the team’s first practice session outside London on Wednesday. ”To sit on the sideline for the first time in my career Giants Cody Latimer Jersey , averaging less than 10 plays a game for four weeks.
”There were times when I was down, mentally. But I just kept the faith and kept believing and kept working. And the opportunity came, and I was able to take advantage of it.”
Like the Saints, the Cardinals decided to spend the entire week in London to get used to the time difference, while the Rams are only flying in on Friday. They’ll be practicing at the grounds of the London Irish rugby team, which should help them get used to the grass surface at Twickenham — the home of England’s national rugby team — where this game will be played.
Coach Bruce Arians said the practices and team meetings will be held later than usual to adjust for the bus rides to and from the hotel Giants Kareem Martin Jersey , but that every other part of the preparations will be kept as familiar as possible. And Arians isn’t about to make any drastic adjustments to his playbook either despite Peterson’s massive impact.
”We haven’t changed anything. Same plays, same practice schedule, everything is identical,” Arians said. ”We’re not putting in different runs for (Peterson), he likes what we do. That was one of the reasons we got him. It’s just keeping him up to speed in the passing game.”
For quarterback Carson Palmer, having Peterson on the field means that things aren’t the same at all.
”It’s definitely different. Adrien is one of one. There’s nobody in the league like him right now Giants Nate Solder Jersey , that runs the ball the way he does,” Palmer said. ”Any time you add somebody who’s that special or that unique, it changes things.
”It’s a really nice luxury to have that ability (to hand the ball off). On third-and-3 you can give it to him and get it. It takes a lot of pressure and a lot off a quarterback’s plate.”
According to Palmer, even the sound that Peterson makes when he runs is different from any other running back.
”He’s putting so much force into the ground with every step,” Palmer said. ”With a cut, when he’s going to sprint … he runs so differently and so angrily Giants Saquon Barkley Jersey , I guess would be the way to describe it. He runs with so much violence every run.”
For Peterson himself, rediscovering his best form has had some benefits at home. At least when it comes to bragging rights with his 6-year-old son.
”Now I can kind of talk some noise to my little man,” Peterson said. ”He was kind of dogging me a little bit. `Dad you don’t have any touchdowns. I have more touchdowns than you.’ He’s very competitive, so he likes throwing little things like that in my face. So I told him I’m not too far behind now.”
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Through the decades Cheap Robert Golden Jersey , when the Cowboys and Redskins met, it often was for the division lead. On Sunday, the archrivals go at it for the 115th time. At stake: second place in the NFC East behind the high-flying Eagles.
While the Eagles host the winless 49ers already owning a 2 1/2-game edge in the division, the winner at FedEx Field at least can remain in sight of Philly.
So even though neither Dallas nor Washington, both 3-3, will have reached the halfway mark of the schedule, this is a critical matchup.
Article continues below ...For Washington, the challenge is heightened because it lost on Monday night at Philadelphia, though coach Jay Gruden didn’t see the short week as too much of a problem.
”Yeah, I think that the one thing that I’m pretty decent at is trying to get a gauge for how our team is feeling, physically, No. 1,” he says.
”The majority of these guys will run through a brick wall for the Washington Redskins, that’s for sure, that’s why I love this group. But I also have to be smart and make sure I understand that this is a long year and I’ve got to make sure that these guys are healthy.
”And there are some things we can do as far as more walkthroughs are concerned, more meeting time, and less pounding and running and physical contact, which, really about Week 6 or 7 it isn’t the end of the world.”
Cowboys fans were having anxiety attacks with their team under .500, but a romp at the 49ers brightened the outlook.
”We are definitely going into the direction that we want to go,” quarterback Dak Prescott says. ”We are playing up to our standards and expectations of the way we expect to move the ball, the way we expect to get points. And it’s been going well.
”It’s hard to say there is one thing that has changed. If anything we have continued to keep faith and keep confidence in ourselves and continue with the same game plan we have been doing early in the season. We are getting into a groove.”
The weekend began with the Baltimore Ravens running over the visiting Miami Dolphins 40-0 Thursday night.
Joe Flacco threw a touchdown pass before being knocked from the game with a concussion#2# sidelined as the Ravens frustrated quarterback Matt Moore and the Dolphins (4-3), who had won three straight.
Alex Collins ran for a career-high 113 yards, and Baltimore (4-4) returned two interceptions for touchdowns in the most lopsided shutout in franchise history.
In the midst of one of his best performances of the season, Flacco was struck in the helmet by Miami linebacker Kiko Alonso while sliding at the end of an impromptu run. Flacco’s helmet flew off his head, and the 10-year quarterback appeared dazed as he struggled to his feet. The play occurred with 3 minutes left in the second quarter.
Flacco was initially placed in concussion protocol, and by halftime was ruled out. He went 10 for 15 for 101 yards, including a 34-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Maclin.
Off this week are the Rams (5-2), Cardinals (3-4), Giants (1-6), Jaguars (4-3), Titans (4-3) and Packers (4-3).
San Francisco (0-7) at Philadelphia (6-1)
Carson Wentz made such a strong impression on Monday night that he’s surged in MVP talk. Yes#3# it’s just seven weeks, but the Eagles do have the NFL’s best record. And Wentz has been superb.
He leads the league with 17 touchdown passes, including 11 in the past three games. And the way he uses his running skills has Redskins cornerback Josh Norman comparing Wentz to Houdini.
A key element here: Philadelphia is one of the NFL’s best with the ball on third downs. San Francisco is one of the worst defending third downs.
Pittsburgh (5-2) at Detroit (3-3)
The Steelers have won four straight in this series. In addition to the three-pronged attack of Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell, Pittsburgh is tied for second in the NFL with 24 sacks. Detroit has allowed 23.
Fortunately for the Lions, they come off a bye, allowing Matthew Stafford to heal up a bit before facing that emerging defense.
Pittsburgh has had the distraction of receiver Martavis Bryant, who was suspended for last season, complaining publicly about his role. Coach Mike Tomlin has said there are no plans to trade Bryant, who noted during the week that he was being benched for Sunday’s game.
Denver (3-3) at Kansas City (5-2), Monday night
Like Cowboys-Redskins#4# this is another classic rivalry.
Both teams have lost two in a row. Denver’s offense has disappeared; the Broncos scored 42 points over the past four games and were shut out by the Chargers last week.
One player who would love to have an impact on Denver’s offense is Jamaal Charles. The long-time star running back for KC is now a Bronco and needs 44 yards from scrimmage to reach 10,000.
His replacement in Kansas City, Kareem Hunt, is the only player in NFL history to start his career with seven straight 100-yard scrimmage games. Hunt leads the NFL in rushing and is second in yards per carry.
Minnesota (5-2) vs. Cleveland (0-7) at London
It would be no surprise if Browns coach Hue Jackson, 1-22 so far, gets fired if Cleveland loses at Twickenham Stadium. The Browns are off next week, which would allow for more time to adjust to a new boss.
Cleveland is making its first regular-season international trip and doing so without the face of the franchise. Tackle Joe Thomas underwent surgery for a torn triceps that sidelined him in last week’s overtime loss to Tennessee. Thomas participated in 10,363 consecutive plays since being drafted in the first round in 2007.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA Buccaneers Jordan Whitehead Jersey , Fla. (AP) New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram has ridden every roller-coaster he could get to at Disney World the past few days.
Space Mountain. The Incredible Hulk. Expedition Everest.
His favorite? Rock `n’ Roller Coaster, which reaches nearly 60 mph.
Article continues below ...The thrill rides are probably the only full-speed adventures Ingram will find this week.
Even though the Pro Bowl has more than 30 first-time participants, the NFL’s annual all-star game Sunday is expected to be another up-tempo walkthrough filled with big plays and plenty of points. Avoiding injuries is more important than eluding criticism for looking little like a normal game.
”We’re out here, first and foremost, to have a little fun and put on a show for the fans,” Ingram said. ”And we don’t want anyone to get hurt.”
The Pro Bowl returns to Camping World Stadium in nearby Orlando for the second straight year. The league has one year remaining on a three-year deal to play in the tourist city that’s home to Disney World. Teams practiced all week at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports complex.
It was a family affair Buccaneers Alex Cappa Jersey , highlighted by Saints quarterback Drew Brees and Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Antonio Brown bringing their kids along for loosely structured practices.
Brees, Brown and others have done this before.
All the newcomers have simply followed the veterans’ lead and asked questions along the way. The main one: How hard do you play in the game?
”You don’t know,” Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith said. ”You’ve got to either decide if you’re going to come here and play how you play or you’re going to come out here and be a Pro Bowler.”
Smith spent as much time as anyone signing autographs after every practice, working his way across one side of the field one day and the other the next. He figured giving fans his time might offset for what they will see on the field Sunday.
”From the outside looking in, I can see how people would want to see the best go against each other,” Smith said. ”But from the inside out Buccaneers Carlton Davis Jersey , we just finished a long season and this is more of a celebration for doing something great, `Your hard work paid off this season. Y’all come out and have fun and take a little bit off your bodies.”’
None of the Pro Bowl players can afford to get hurt at this point in the season, especially with workout programs about 10 weeks away and free agency about six weeks out.
”I’m going to come out here and enjoy myself, have fun,” Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey said. ”I’m a competitor at the end of the day. I’m going to play a little bit, but I’m not going to come out here and go too hard on nobody. Want to make sure everybody stays healthy.”
Defense has typically been an afterthought in the Pro Bowl.
Before last year Buccaneers M.J. Stewart Jersey , the teams averaged a combined 73 points over a 10-year span. The AFC, however, won a low-scoring matchup (20-13) in 2017.
”We’re going to be competing,” Jaguars cornerback A.J. Bouye said. ”We’re going to make this game fun. I know a lot of people talk about how the Pro Bowl is kind of watered down and everything, but (the coaches) already told us this is what we play, this is what we love Buccaneers Ronald Jones II Jersey , so we’re going to be out there trying to win.”
Not everyone is taking the same approach.
Saints rookie running back Alvin Kamara joked that he’s going do ”whatever Antonio Brown says” to do in the game.
”It’s still a game,” Kamara said. ”There are guys out there that want to showcase their skills. To each his own. Everybody has a different pace they go at, so we’ll see.
”We’ll see when we get out there. I’ll test the temperature and go from there.”
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GLENDALE Falcons Logan Paulsen Jersey , Ariz. — Reeling at 4-6 after back-to-back losses for the first time this season, the Arizona Cardinals know their playoff chances are virtually dead if they even lose one of their remaining six games, starting Sunday at University of Phoenix Stadium against the surging Jacksonville Jaguars.
Going 5-1 to finish 9-7 probably isn’t going to be good enough to even make it as a wild card this year.
Or is it?
Article continues below ...“You know what, the way the league is now 9-7 might win the division,” Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said. “I don’t know this year. We’ve just got to win one. We’ve got this nice (three-game) home stretch. Take advantage of it and see how they fall.
“But yeah, the way this is going this year, I don’t know who is going to win what.”
Winners of four straight, the Jaguars (7-3) are a lot more confident in what lies ahead for them. They are in sole possession of first place in the AFC South entering Week 12 for the first time since 1999. Riding their longest winning streak in 10 years, their final six games come against teams with a combined 24-36 record.
After this game, their next three games are all at home. Jaguars players are sensing just how special this season has become and what could be in store for them down the road. Coach Doug Marrone, however Falcons Justin Bethel Jersey , said his team isn’t looking ahead.
“We try on a daily basis. I do not talk to them about that,” he said. “Basically, I was brought up in a system of trying to win each quarter. So, the first quarter we started out 2-2 and had an opportunity to win it and lost in overtime. The second quarter, we were 3-1, so we won that one. Then, we’re in the third quarter, and we’ve won the first two.
“And right now we’re just concentrating on seeing if we can put ourselves in a position where we have a chance to win this third one in the third quarter. I’ve tried to keep the focus basically on the quarters and each game that we play.”
Cardinals quarterback Blaine Gabbert has been looking forward to this game ever since Arians named him the team’s third starter a week ago following injuries to Carson Palmer (arm) and Drew Stanton (knee).
Coming off a career-high three-touchdown performance last week in a 31-21 loss to the Texans, Gabbert will be making his second start of the season and his first ever against his former team.
He was a first-round pick by the Jaguars in 2011, the 10th player selected overall, but was traded to the 49ers after three unproductive seasons in Jacksonville.
He’s now with his third team and his eighth head coach since entering the league out of Missouri.
“I meac , yeah, that was the team that drafted me,” Gabbert said when asked if Sunday’s game will hold something special for him. “Things didn’t work out there, but looking back on it, hindsight is always 20/20 and that was a long time ago. … It’s been four years.
“Everything happens for a reason. I’m a firm believer in that. It didn’t work out there. There were things in my control, some things out of my control. But for whatever reason, it just didn’t work. But I wouldn’t change it at all. I learned a lot, met a lot of great people there. The past is the past and I’ve moved on. I’m happy to be a Cardinal.”
Sunday’s game, meanwhile, is a homecoming for Jaguars defensive end Calais Campbell, who entered the week tied for the NFL lead in sacks with a career-high 11 1/2 sacks. He spent each of his previous nine NFL seasons with the Cardinals, where he was a two-time Pro Bowl selection until leaving in the offseason to sign a four-year, $60 million free-agent deal with the Jaguars.
“I don’t mind saying that this game has been circled from day one, when the schedule came out,” Campbell said. “I’m very excited to play back in University of Phoenix Stadium — a lot of good memories there in front of that crazy, intense crowd, and I’m really looking forward to it.
“I really don’t know how I’m going to feel. Right now, it feels just like a regular work week, but I’m sure when I step into that stadium, it’s going to really take over me and just have some fun out there.”
It has been anything but fun the majority of this season for the Cardinals, who are a combined 11-14-1 since going 13-3 in 2015 and advancing to the NFC Championship, where they were destroyed by the Carolina Panthers.
Arizona has had to place 11 players on injured reserve and has lost several key players along the way#4# starting with star running back David Johnson back in Week 1 due to a dislocated wrist. The Cardinals have since added future Hall of Fame running back Adrian Peterson in a trade with Saints, but other than a pair of 100 plus-yard games, Peterson has been held in complete check behind a reshuffled and piecemealed offensive line.
Going up against Jacksonville’s explosive defensive front seven won’t make things any easier for the Cardinals. Not only can they derail an opponent’s running game, but they are the best in the league at getting after the quarterback with 40 sacks, and they’re also allowing a league-low 162 passing yards per game.
“You’ve got to stay balance (between the run game and pass game),” Arians
said. “You hope you stay balances, successfully, but you still have to stay
balanced. You can’t let this front tee off on you. They lead the league in
takeaways (with 23) because they all have such good ball skills and they have a
lot of eyes on the quarterback. They don’t always play man-o.
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ASHBURN Vikings Jalyn Holmes Jersey , Va. (AP) DeAngelo Hall was just waiting for the call, and the Washington Redskins really need him at the moment.
The Redskins activated the veteran defensive back off the physically unable to perform list late Friday night, and he could make his season debut Sunday at the Seattle Seahawks. Hall hasn’t played since Week 3 of the 2016 season after tearing the ACL in his right knee, but Washington is glad he’s healthy after having just three safeties on the roster.
”I’m ready,” Hall said earlier this week. ”I feel good.”
Article continues below ...The Redskins waived offensive tackle Orlando Franklin to make room on the 53-man roster. The decision came so late because they were waiting to see which of their many injured offensive lineman would be able to play.
Hall felt ”in limbo” like everyone else but said he was ”running around Vikings Brian O'Neill Jersey , jumping, doing back flips.” The 33-year-old was concerned about coming back from an Achilles tendon injury suffered two years ago but not this one.
”I don’t think I ever felt like (I was worried) if I was going to play again,” Hall said. ”I was talking to (former Redskins GM) Bobby Beathard and he was telling me how he had an ACL (injury) in the `70s and I’m like, `Yeah that’s a lot different than now.’ Now you actually probably come back even stronger than you did before.”
Good thing for the Redskins, too. They put safety Stefan McClure on injured reserve with a hamstring injury Vikings Mike Hughes Jersey , and rookie safety Montae Nicholson is questionable with a shoulder injury.
Hall considers his body fresh but said ”mentally you’re a little behind.” Of course, he’s not worried about it.
”It’s part of being a 14-year vet,” Hall said. ”It’s like riding a bike. Obviously some things are going to be a little rusty, but for the most part it’s still football. … I’ve played enough football to where I can kind of get back on the bike and get going. I might stumble a little bit here and there, but I can get up and go full-speed without a doubt.”
Hall got the nod over undrafted rookie Fish Smithson, who is on the practice squad. His ability to plug and play doesn’t hurt.
While he was out, the converted quarterback served as something like an unofficial assistant secondary coach under Torrian Gray.
”He has a lot of knowledge,” second-year cornerback Kenda
ll Fuller said. ”He
knows a lot of us are young, so just kind of give us as much advice as
possible.”
That allowed Hall to stay involved, which he said has been evolving so much since training camp that he has to get back up to speed with the changes.
”It’s just about getting on the same page#4#” Hall said. ”Hopefully when I get out there, there’s no drop-off because we’ve been communicating.”
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